Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook, Ms2011-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Starbird, Daisy B. (Brunswick, Maine)
Abstract:
The collection includes a manuscript cookbook containing recipes, home remedies, and crochet instructions written in several different hands.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook, Ms2011-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains a manuscript cookbook containing recipes, home remedies, and crochet instructions written in several different hands. A majority of the recipes are for desserts (for example, "Pork Cake," "Golf Balls," and "Hop Toads"), but there are also some for soups, puddings, and sauces. Like many recipe books, there are notes for home remedies.

There are several different hands, one of whom may be Mrs. Hanson, to whom several of the receipts are attributed. Other contributors include Mrs. M. Shaw, Mrs. Rogers, Nellie Darrah, and Miss Lancaster. The signature on the inside cover reads "Daisy B. Starbird, Feb. 5, 1903, in Brunswick, Maine."

In addition, several pages in the book contain attendance sheets, most likely for a school or class.

Biographical / historical:

The cookbook is signed by Daisy B. Starbird (b. 1882?) of Brunswick, Maine. While little more is known about the owner/creator of the cookbook, it is possible that she may have been a teacher (pupils age 5-14), which may explain the attendance records intermingling with the recipes.

Acquisition information:
The Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2010.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Daisy Starbird Manuscript Cookbook was completed in January 2011.